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Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. [R.]"Ambrosiac odors." B. Jonson.

amid the throng." "Amidst thick clouds." Milton. "Amidst acclamations." "Amidst the splendor and festivity of a court." Macaulay. But rather famish them amid their plenty. Shak.

The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the Dorema ammoniacum. It is brought chiefly from Persia in the form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is inflammable, partially soluble in wa…

nautili in having the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the siphuncle dorsal. Also called serpent stone, snake stone, and cornu Ammonis.

A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral circle of special cilia.

ily, a mixture of two of these forming a colorless liquid with a peculiar cough-exciting odor and burning taste, the chief constituent of fusel oil. It is used as a source of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.

hem.), one of the series of alcohols, a transparent, colorless liquid, having a peculiar odor. It is the hydroxide of amyl. -- Amylic fermentation (Chem.), a process of fermentation in starch or sugar in which amylic alcohol is produced. Gregory.

e habit of calling those bodies of men anarchal which are in a state of effervescence. Landor.

Not idiomatic. [R.] Landor.

inanimate thing supplies me, while I am speaking, with whatever I posses of animation. Landor.

c., used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used, several times repeated, under the Doric capital.

To adorn. [Obs.] Bp. Watson.

granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda- lime feldspar, usually labradorite.

lls form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris.

An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.

site directions, as from the ridge of a roof. -- Anticlinal vertebra (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebræ, which in many animals has an upright spine toward which the spines of the neighboring vertebræ are inclined.

Adorned with eagles' heads.

Rank pretends to fix the value of every one, and is the most arbitrary of all things. Landor.

Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence; eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.

Burning; ardent. [R.] Lo! further on, Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore. Cary.